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JON CATLER - Planet Slicer 1 & 2, Codes of Ascension, Sleeping Beauty, Wave, Human, Timepeace, Messin' With the Kid, Hey Sailor, Ivory Coast, Evolution, Quaalude, Joint, Spiritual Brother, & Ornette Coleman's Free: AMERICAN FESTIVAL OF MICROTONAL MUSIC

by Johnny Reinhard

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HUMAN 04:30
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Jon Catler’s Sleeping Beauty is based on the story The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Each of the movements uses a different aspect of just intonation, regularly up to the 13th harmonic of both the overtone series and undertone series (its mirror inversion). In the first movement, the princess is cast under a spell and must sleep for 100 years, only to be awakened by a prince. Overtones are generated by inserting a bridge in the middle of the guitar neck and playing the princess theme with a bottleneck slide on the strings opposite the pick-ups. The pick-ups amplify only the overtones of the “sleeping” strings. The “queen” chords, which open the next movement, begin with a 9:11:13 triad on an “A” overtone series. The harmony moves between this and a “B natural” undertone series, from which one gets E minor. In the third movement, the prince returns to save the princess and the children from the queen. In the epilogue, past themes return briefly. Jon Catler is a noted microtonal guitar virtuoso and innovator. He has led several bands including the Catler Bros, The Microtones, and Birdhouse, and now heads FreeNote Records, an all-microtonal music label.
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WAVE 06:45
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TIMEPEACE 08:32
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This is a rediscovered rescue from a cassette tape that was made in the audience by Bob Lepre. The rest of the concert is lost.
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JC (1957) wrote Joint at the suggestion of the AFMM director to find the nexus point between 19-tone equal temperament and 31-tone equal temperament, keeping in mind just intonation at all times. Part of the plan was to bring together Denver, Colorado’s guitar original, Neil Haverstick with tNew York’s guitar wizard, Catler. “The piece is based on the 3 against 4 rhythm implied by 31-tone equal’s 4-note semitone against 19-tone equal’s 3-note semitone. These ‘traveling notes’ result in a sort of harmonized bend which lends itself to the blues.”
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SAFARI 08:25
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Jon Catler’s Evolution for electric guitar and orchestra is written in 13-limit Just Intonation. The piece begins simply, with one note evolving into two, then more, and soon an overtone series based on “A” emerges up to the 16th overtone, with other pitches being added as the piece evolves. The composer writes of his piece that “this Harmonic Symphony evolves the orchestra into a purely-tuned organism, capable of enveloping the energy of rock guitar.” Later in the piece, the voice enters in retrograde of the original theme, which signals the arrival of Man. The piece reaches its apex as 2 voices “battle for existence.” The composer credits the “sustenance” of the piece to his work with La Monte Young. The mode that evolves reveals the influence of Mr. Catler’s study of the music of Olivier Messiaen’s compositions. Jon Catler is leader of The Microtones Band and directs Freenote Records.
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Set:
Power Station (missed start of recording)
Feline
Cowpeople
Ivory Coast
Hey Sailor
Riccochet (missed end of recording

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released February 5, 2019

Jon Catler, electric 31-tone guitar

Brad Catler, electric fretless bass

Johnny Reinhard, electric bassoon

Bob Muller, drums/percussion

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